WO2022268800A1 - Apparatus for endoluminal access to gastro-intestinal tract - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of endoluminal access to a duct or lumen within a patient's body, especially but not exclusively, the gastro-intestinal tract. Some embodiments re late to access for assisting creation of an anastomosis in the gastro-intestinal tract or other body duct.
- An anastomosis is a surgical cross-connection or bridge between two different sections of body duct lumen.
- the gastro intestinal tract is the luminal route in the body from the oe sophagus to the anus.
- Anastomoses formed somewhere along or in the gastrointestinal tract are one form of therapy used to treat digestion-related problems, such as diabetes, obesity, bowel diseases and obstructions.
- An anastomosis can be used to bypass a portion of the gastro-intestinal tract, such as a portion of the small intestine, to avoid sensitive areas or to influence or reduce absorption of nutrients.
- one aspect of the invention pro vides gastro-intestinal-tract endoluminal apparatus for assist ing creation of an anastomosis between spaced apart positions in the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient.
- the apparatus is or can be retrievably insertable into the gastro-intestinal tract, and is able to follow a curved path of the small intestine.
- the apparatus comprises a flexible tube introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient, with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state, the tube having a stationary end and a mobile lumen.
- the tube is extendable within the tract without substantial movement of the stationary end, by inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen.
- the infla tion causes distal-most invaginated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the gastro-intestinal tract.
- vaginated material of the lumen is drawn distally within the de ployed tube to feed the distal extension.
- the tube has a stationary end that is generally immobile. Extension of the deployed length of tube is achieved by everting invagi- nated material from within the tube, rather than by advancing the exterior of the tube. As a result, there is very little or no frictional sliding resistance as the tube advances, even deep with the tract, and even in the tortuous turns of, for example, the small intestine.
- a conventional catheter or endoscope comprises a tubular shaft with an exterior surface that slides against the tissue wall as it advances. The fric tional resistance increases the further the shaft is advanced within the tract and contacts progressively more and more tis sue. The frictional resistance also increases with tortuosity of the tract, which can limit the depth to which some conven tional devices can be navigated within, for example, the small intestine .
- a conventional cathe ter or endoscope has a shaft that has more resistance to bend ing, and as a result can limit the depth to which some conven tional devices can be navigated.
- the tube is retrievable by drawing an inner portion of the tube, optionally the lumen, in a proximal direc tion to collapse and/or invaginate the tube from its distal-most region.
- a withdrawal technique can achieve the same ad- vantages during withdrawal as those discussed above for intro duction .
- the present invention can greatly assist in measuring distances be tween certain points in the gastro-intestinal tract, to ensure that a certain distance in the tract will be bypassed. Addi tionally or alternatively, positions can be marked to facilitate anastomosis preparation and creation.
- the tube comprises at least one marker ele ment for marking a predetermined length or position along the deployed portion of the tube.
- the marker element is radio-opaque to facilitate detection by fluoroscopic imaging.
- the marker element may be expand able from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configura tion.
- the apparatus may further comprise a guidewire insertable though the lumen towards a distal end of the tube.
- the guidewire may be configured to remain in place when the tube is retrieved.
- the guidewire carries at least one marker element for marking a predetermined length or position along the guidewire.
- the marker element is radio-opaque to facilitate detection by fluoroscopic imaging.
- the marker element is expandable from a collapsed condition on the guidewire, to an expanded condition laterally larger than a main portion of the guidewire.
- the mark er element may comprise (i) an anchor for expanding against tis- sue of the gastro-intestinal tract, and/or (ii) an expandable cage.
- a plurality of said marker elements may be provided.
- First and second marker elements may spaced apart by a predetermined distance. Additionally or alternative ly, at least some of the marker elements are spaced apart by a uniform repeating separation.
- the lumen comprises a non-evertable region that is pulled distally within the tube as the tube extends, optionally until the non-evertable region reaches the distal-most portion of the tube.
- the non-evertable region may define a working channel for insertion of a guidewire and/or one or more tools.
- a second aspect of the invention may provide gastro intestinal-tract endoluminal apparatus for deploying markers in to a gastro-intestinal tract of a patient, the apparatus being retrievably insertable into the gastro-intestinal tract, and able to follow a curved path of the small intestine.
- the appa ratus may comprise: a flexible tube introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient with the tube in an at least partly invagi- nated state, the tube having a stationary end and a mobile lu men, the tube being extendable within the tract without substan tial movement of the stationary end, by inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen, the inflation causing dis tal-most invaginated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the gastro-intestinal tract, invaginated materi- al of the lumen being drawn distally within the deployed tube to feed the distal extension; and a plurality of marker elements detectable by fluoroscopic imaging, optionally wherein at least one of the marker elements is deployable from a collapsed state to an expanded state.
- At least one of the marker elements may be carried by the tube. Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus may further com prise a guidewire insertable via the lumen of the tube, the guidewire carrying at least one of the marker elements.
- the apparatus or a component of the apparatus may optionally be made by three-dimensional printing.
- a third aspect of the invention provides a method of introducing an apparatus into the gastro-intestinal-tract of a patient.
- the apparatus may optionally include any of the features described in the first and second aspects.
- the apparatus can comprise a flexible tube introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state, the tube having a stationary end and a mobile lumen,
- the method comprises inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen, the inflation causing distal-most invaginated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material ex tends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the gastro-intestinal tract, invaginated material of the lumen being drawn distally within the deployed tube to feed the distal ex tension, whereby the tube is extendable within the tract without substantial movement of the stationary end.
- the method comprises, or further comprises, deploying at least one marker element for indicating a predeter mined length or position.
- the deployment step may optionally occur as part of and/or as a consequence of, inflation of the tube as the tube extends progressively. Additionally or alter natively, the deployment step may be or comprise a step addi tional to inflation of the tube.
- the marker element may optionally be radio-opaque to facilitate identification by medical imaging techniques.
- the step of de ploying a marker element may comprise causing the marker element to expand.
- the method comprises or further comprises deploying at least a second marker element.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a method of identifying a target position in a gastro-intestinal-tract of a patient, the method comprising: providing apparatus comprising a flexible tube introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state, the tube having a station ary end and a mobile lumen, the apparatus optionally according to the first and/or second aspect above, inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen, the inflation causing distal-most invaginated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the gastro intestinal tract, invaginated material of the lumen being drawn distally within the deployed tube to feed the distal extension, and causing deployment of at least one marker element for iden tifying the target site.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a method of measuring a distance in a gastro-intestinal-tract of a patient, the method comprising : providing apparatus comprising a flexible tube introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state, the tube having a station ary end and a mobile lumen, the apparatus optionally according to the first and/or second aspect above, inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen, the inflation causing distal-most invaginated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the gastro intestinal tract, invaginated material of the lumen being drawn distally within the deployed tube to feed the distal extension, and causing deployment of at least a first marker element and a second marker element having a predetermined separation.
- the apparatus may be, or may be configured to be, introduced into an intestine of a patient through the patient's mouth and/or stomach.
- Apparatus may be provided for assisting creation of an anastomosis between spaced apart positions in body duct a patient, the apparatus being re trievably insertable into the duct (e.g. endoluminally), and able to follow a curved path of the duct.
- the apparatus may comprise: a flexible tube introducible into the duct of a pa tient with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state, the tube having a stationary end and a mobile lumen, the tube being extendable within the body duct without substantial movement of the stationary end, by inflating an inflatable region of the tube around the lumen, the inflation causing distal-most invagi- nated material to evert outwardly such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally along a path of the body duct, invaginated material of the lumen being drawn distally within the deployed tube to feed the distal extension.
- this aspect may use any of the features described for the preceding aspects.
- the distal direction is a direction extending deeper along the body duct or tract with respect to a point of entry of the apparatus into the body duct or tract, and/or with respect to the station ary end of the tube, and/or with respect to an operator of the apparatus .
- Fig. 1 is a schematic section illustrating an invaginated tube apparatus .
- Fig. 2 is a schematic section illustrating extension of an in vaginated tube apparatus to increase its deployed length.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic section illustrating full deployment of the tube.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic section illustrating introduction of the tube apparatus into the gastro-intestinal tract.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic section illustrating deployment of the tube into the small intestine.
- Fig. 6 is a schematic section illustrating a guidewire placed in the small intestine by introduction through the deployed tube.
- Fig. 7 is a schematic section illustrating a further example of guidewire with expandable anchors.
- Figs. 1 to 3 illustrate the deployment principles of one embodi ment of a gastro-intestinal-tract apparatus 10 configured for assisting creation of an anastomosis between spaced apart posi tions in the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient, and able to follow a curved path of the small intestine.
- the apparatus comprises a flexible tube 12 introducible into the gastro-intestinal tract of a patient with the tube in an at least partly invaginated state.
- the tube 12 includes everted external material 12a, invaginated material 12b defining a lumen 14, distal-most invaginated material 12c at the distal tip of the tube and communicating with the everted material 12a and the invaginated material 12b, and a generally stationary end 12d.
- the tube 12 is extendable within the gastro-intestinal tract by applying inflation pressure within an inflatable region 16 of the tube 12 around the lumen 12b.
- Any suitable inflation fluid may be used, for example, a liquid (such as saline) or a gas (such as air).
- inflation causes distal- most invaginated material 12c to evert outwardly (represented by arrows 18) such that the everted material extends a deployed length of the tube distally.
- Invaginated material 12b of the lu men 14 is drawn distally to feed the distal extension (repre sented by arrow 20).
- the invaginated material 12b includes suf ficient excess material that the tube can adopt the enlarged, everted diameter without substantial elastic stretching. The excess material may be loosely folded at the lumen 14.
- a section of the lumen may further comprise a non- evertable region 12e, for example, a region having a transverse dimension insufficient to evert outwardly.
- a non- evertable region 12e for example, a region having a transverse dimension insufficient to evert outwardly.
- An advantage of the deployment technique for the tube 12 is that the tube can extend within the gastro-intestinal tract with very little or substantially no frictional resistance.
- the ex terior of the tube 12 does not substantially slide against sur rounding body tissues, instead it remains stationary with re spect to the stationary end 12d.
- the absence of a central support or spine results in the tube 12 being very flexible and conformable, able to extend along and around bends in the unpre dictable and tortuous path of, for example, the small intestine.
- the apparatus may optionally further comprise a sheath 22 carry ing the tube 12.
- the stationary end 12d of the tube 12 may, for example, be attached near or at a distal region 22a of the sheath 22, the adjacent invaginated tube material 12b being ac commodated within the sheath 22 and extending proximally with respect to the distal region 22a of the sheath 22.
- the sheath 22 may facilitate initial introduction of the tube 12 into the gastro-intestinal tract, and may define part of the conduit pas sage in combination with and/or collectively with the tube.
- Figs. 4 - 7 illustrate working examples of the apparatus 10.
- the apparatus 10 is introduced into the gastro-intestinal tract 30 of a patient, for example, via the mouth and oesophagus, through the stomach 32 towards the small intestine 34. Navigating the apparatus 10 through the oesopha gus and stomach 32 is relatively straightforward, because the gastro-intestinal tract is relatively large and not tortuous.
- This part of the introduction may be performed by the sheath 22, which may have a length to extend to about the bottom of the stomach 32.
- the invaginated tube 12 is received at least partly within, and extends proximally within, the sheath 22.
- the tube 12 does not project substantially be yond the distal end region 22a of the sheath 22, only a small distal-most invaginated region 12c of the tube being depicted in Fig. 4.
- the tube 12 is extended into the small in testine 34 by inflating the tube 12 to evert distal-most invagi nated material, as described above.
- the deployed length of the tube 12 extends as more invaginated material everts from the tip, until the tube 12 reaches its fully deployed state illus- trated in Fig. 5.
- a lumen formed by a non-evertable portion of material defines a working channel 38 extending from the distal end of the tube 12 to the distal end 22a of the sheath 22, the working channel further extending within the sheath 22 to the sheath proximal end (not shown), optionally outside the body.
- the apparatus 10 further comprises a guide- wire 40 insertable through the working channel 38. Thereafter, the tube 12 can be withdrawn by pulling on the tube proximal end, in order to collapse the tube inwardly from its distal end.
- the guidewire 40 may remain in place in the small intestine, as shown in Fig. 6.
- the sheath 22 may remain within the oesophagus and stomach 32.
- the guidewire 40 can greatly assist in measuring distances between certain points in the gastro-intestinal tract 30, to ensure that a certain distance in the tract will be bypassed.
- the guidewire may carry at least one, optionally at least two, optionally three or more marker elements 42 for marking a prede termined length or position along the guidewire 40.
- the marker elements are preferably radio-opaque to facilitate detection by fluoroscopic imaging.
- the marker elements 42 may comprises dif ferent material (e.g. more radio-opaque) than the guidewire 40, and/or the marker elements 42 may be larger so as to be identi fiable.
- the marker elements 42 are generally uniformly distributed along the length of the guide- wire 40, with a uniform separation between adjacent marker ele ments 42, to enable distance to be measured by counting the marker elements 42.
- one or more deployable marker elements 44 may be provided on the guide- wire 40.
- the deployable marker elements 44 may be in the form of deployable anchors or cages.
- the deployable marker elements 44 may, for example, be self-expandable when the tube 12 is removed from the guidewire 40, the deployable marker elements 44 may be manually deployed by the operator using a re mote deployment mechanism (not shown).
- First and second deploy able marker elements 44 are illustrated, set a predetermined distance apart for identifying positions to be joined together by an anastomosis achieving a predetermined bypass length.
- the deployable marker elements 44 may made of radio-opaque material to facilitate detection by fluoroscopy.
- one or more marker elements 46 may also be disposed on the tube 12.
- the or each marker element 46 is collapsible and expandable with the material of the tube, and expands outwardly when the portion of the tube 12 carrying the marker element 46 everts outwardly to add to the deployed length of the tube 12.
- the or each marker element 46 may comprise radio-opaque material to facilitate de tection by fluoroscopy.
- Plural marker elements 46 may define measurement demarcations in a similar manner to the marker ele ments 42 described above, or predetermined position markers sim ilar to the marker elements 44 described above.
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